tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post7113438163239095288..comments2017-08-17T13:50:20.429-04:00Comments on The Toad Stool by Alan Wolk: Our Best AudienceAlan Wolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-86678582880997156522008-02-08T00:31:00.000-05:002008-02-08T00:31:00.000-05:00It's always fun to spot ads that don't really feel...It's always fun to spot ads that don't really feel like ads because of the creativity and the whole story that it allows to manifest. Never mind that the product is not pasted directly in your face. Perhaps the best ads are those that not only look like works of art but represent the product well at the same time. Firebrand sounds interesting. Will check it out soon!Julie, writer surefirewealth.comhttp://www.surefirewealth.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-23374842313931472192008-02-03T08:55:00.000-05:002008-02-03T08:55:00.000-05:00i never ran into that guy at parties , but if i do...i never ran into that guy at parties , but if i do i'll do the same thing we did to geeks in school: ignore him, he needs a life...<BR/><BR/>but really, fatc is right, we could be digging ditches for con ed, bitching about retirement benefits from the union instead of watching the super bowl for the commercials...the lower depthsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-4809014172578596382008-02-01T12:11:00.000-05:002008-02-01T12:11:00.000-05:00Well said, Toad. Personally, I've always enjoyed t...Well said, Toad. Personally, I've always enjoyed the innate stupidity of what I do for a living. Only in America, right? Precious poseurs taking it all way too seriously just make it a bore. Besides, if you've got to try so humorlessly hard to prove to everyone you're a creative genius (or a planning genius), you're most definitely not one. Skill and taste matter, but when it's all said and done, we just make ads. As far as pop culture goes, The Jolly Green Giant and Subservient Chicken don't just live in the same world, they're friggin' next door neighbors. Have standards, sure. But don't forget to have perspective, too. Do that and you might actually have some fun while you're at it. (Then again, I didn't pay some ad school 30K to get into this dumb business, so maybe it's easier for me to be less serious about it all. And while I'm on the subject, 30K? To get into Advertising? Couldn't you get started in law school for that?)fatcnoreply@blogger.com